Topic: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Humble Obama unites Latin leaders

His cooperative tone helped some leaders begin to move beyond historical grudges against the US.

G-20: Strong hand of Angela Merkel

While French and British leaders have been high profile, the low-key German chancellor is getting credit for the summit's regulatory focus.

Why Brazil is weathering the global financial crisis this time

President Luiz Ignácio Lula da Silva met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris Wednesday before heading to the G-20 summit in Britain.

Sarkozy's red lines for a G-20 summit deal

Rio hopes small fixes will yield big drop in crime rate

The new mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has begun a zero-tolerance policy aimed at resuscitating one of the world's most crime-ridden cities.

El Salvador joins Latin America's leftward tilt

A talk show host wins the presidential election. Will he be more like Venezuela's Chávez or Brazil's Lula?

El Salvador election: Is this a referendum on Chávez?

Opinion: A big opportunity for Obama and Lula

Together, they can make democratic politics and market economies work for everyone in Latin America.

World welcomes Obama with (mostly) open arms

Some think expectations may be too high for the new president.

How Latin America copes with global economic slowdown

Raúl Castro's visit with Chávez shows Cuba's need for oil

Venezuela's Hugo Chávez and Cuba's Raúl Castro signed a series of bilateral accords in Caracas on Saturday in Mr. Castro's first foreign trip since he succeeded his ailing brother Fidel.

Brazil as a new kind of oil giant

As its peers in the region see their oil production slipping Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras is entering a new era as the region's silent giant.

A new economic club of nations

The G-20 summit this weekend will grapple with a global crisis.

Among Latin leftists, Brazil's moderate Lula leads the way

While President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – a former union firebrand – effortlessly bands together with Latin America's left, he just as easily peels away.

Brazil becomes antipoverty showcase

The country's Bolsa Familia program – which pays poor mothers to keep their children in school and follow healthcare rules – is reducing poverty.

The Monitor's View: The Obama of Brazil

He came from the left and poverty, but da Silva rules from the center, as Obama must.

Latin America better girded for financial crisis

The region is affected by global downturn, but more prepared this time thanks to greater foreign reserves and less external debt.

Opinion: Boiling point in Bolivia

Internal conflict could destabilize the region. Here's what Washington can do.

Brazil's worst logger: the government?

A new governmental report lists Brazil's land reform agency as the biggest culprit for illegal logging of Amazon rain forests.

Brazil’s worst logger: the government?

A new governmental report lists Brazil’s land reform agency as the biggest culprit for illegal logging of Amazon rain forests.

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Venezuela church-state clash grows

A new pro-poor break-away church vexes the country's Catholic leaders, who call it a Chávez ploy.

Global rally for Colombia's kidnapped

Demonstrators from presidents to pop stars filled the streets across Colombia and in 80 cities worldwide, demanding that FARC release all remaining hostages.

Brazil bucks global economic downturn

The high food and commodity prices hurting most countries are buoying Brazil, a top exporter of minerals, soy, beef, chicken, and grains.

Critics slam loss of Brazil’s environmental chief

Brazil’s hard-line environment minister quit last week in a move lauded by agribusiness interests.